Genesis 16:7

Hebrew
וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
עַל עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר
ESV
The angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.
NIV
The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.
NLT
The angel of the LORD found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur.
LXX
εὗρεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
αὐτὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πηγῆς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὕδατος ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐρήμῳ ἐπὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πηγῆς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὁδῷ Σουρ
KJV
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 16:6 ← Genesis 16:7 → Genesis 16:8

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